2006-12-25 05:19:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Usually, this means a number with no units attached.
Example: 3.5 feet/sec is not a pure number.
3.5 is a pure number.
2006-12-25 05:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Asking&Receiving 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Is A Pure Number
2016-12-12 07:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number with no unit attached. For example, 2 is a pure number, 2 dollars is not.
If you're solving word problems for a homework assignment or a test, your answer should not be a pure number, it should include the units of the question. This shows that you understand what you've done, and also makes sure that you have solved for the quantity that was asked, rather than some related quantity. Some teachers take off points if you answer a word problem with a pure number, and give full credit only if you include the units.
2006-12-25 05:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Joni DaNerd 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pure numbers are all those which are neither a "vulgar fraction" nor an "improper fraction". This is obvious from the meanings of the words.
2006-12-26 04:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pure number is one that is only divisable by itself and 1.
I have a degree in Engineering - it has nothing to do with units!
2006-12-25 08:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by jewelbury 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
A "pure number" (compare pure list) is a number with no string representation in memory (though of course it can be manipulated as a string - and as soon as it is, it gains a string form).
2006-12-25 05:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any number without decimals.
2006-12-28 06:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by BJC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋